BOOKS

20 Movies You Might Not Know Were Based on Books

Hollywood often turns to books for movie ideas, but sometimes the films are so popular they overshadow their source material.

5 Bookish Facts About American Reading Habits

Who reads more, young people or old people?

Become an Expert Witch-Finder at Cornell University

The library’s extensive Witchcraft Collection is open to the public and available online.

The tales in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark have terrified kids for decades.

13 Terrifying Facts About Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

The first installment of Alvin Schwartz’s 'Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark' trilogy hit bookshelves in 1981. The series would become a preteen cult classic and among the most banned books of the following decades.

The Quest to Discover the World's Books Bound in Human Skin

The Mütter Museum recently discovered it owns the nation's largest collection of books bound in human leather—and now a research team is trying to track down the rest of the world’s examples.

The Earliest-Known Version of the King James Bible Was Found in a Cambridge Library

The historic 400-year-old manuscript gives historians a glimpse into the seminal work's translation process.

Ghostwriter and Ghost: The Strange Case of Pearl Curran & Patience Worth

The 1980s Book Series That Literally Claimed It Had To Be Read To Be Believed

9 Spooky Spells from an Icelandic Book of Sorcery

'Sorcerer's Screed' was first published in 1940.

21 Bone-Chilling Secrets About R.L. Stine

The author who terrified (and enthralled) you as kid spills on writing, the state of horror, and his history with humor.

11 Not-So-Miserable Facts About A Series of Unfortunate Events

How the elusive Lemony Snicket turned some rather, well, unfortunate events into a literary juggernaut.

5 Reasons Physical Books Might Be Better Than E-Books

Studies have shown that if you want to really remember something, it's easier to do with paper.

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H.P. Lovecraft’s Spooky Poem About Edgar Allan Poe

"Espy amidst these tombs the shade of Poe"

When Ancient Texts Vanish, Scientists Can Make Them Reappear

Science is making text that hasn't been visible for hundreds of years reappear. Here's how.

11 Unusual Bookstores You Can Visit

Sure you can buy books on Amazon, but there’s something about going to a bookstore and picking the right title out by hand. Here are some unique bookstores that have almost as much charm as they have books.

This Medieval Manuscript Has Stumped Codebreakers for More Than a Century

Some scholars have dedicated decades of their lives to cracking the code.

15 Fun Facts About Dick and Jane

Once a beloved teaching tool, Dick and Jane was later denounced as dull, counterproductive, and even misogynistic. Still, whether you loved or hated them, there’s no denying that little Dick and Jane have earned their place in history.

15 Influences on Agatha Christie’s Work

In honor of her 125th birthday, below are 15 of the countless influences the late Queen of Crime culled for her popular novels.

36 Weird Books That Really Exist

These odd (or oddly named) books would look great on your shelf.

An annotated page from Roal Dahl's 'The BFG' by Quentin Blake is displayed at Sotheby's auction House on December 4, 2014 in London, England.

11 Facts About The BFG

The BFG is a whoopsey-splunkers tale about a young orphan girl and her friend, the Big Friendly Giant. Learn more about Sophie and her adventure in propsposterous Giant Country.

The Book That Promises to Put Your Kids to Sleep in Minutes

'The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep' uses a variety of techniques to get children to fall asleep quickly.

12 Ruthless Facts About Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel's cunning novel details Cromwell’s rise from blacksmith’s son to right-hand man of Henry VIII.

The Lost Book of Titian Peale, America's First Lepidopterist

Titian Ramsey Peale II went to his grave in 1885 believing that his life’s greatest work would never be published. It finally has been.

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This Library Lets You Check Out People Instead of Books

The Human Library takes interactive storytelling to a whole new level.

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